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| name = ''Agapanthus praecox''
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| common_names = Common Agapanthus, Blue Lily, African Lily, or Lily of the Nile
|genus=Agapanthus
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|species=praecox
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|common_name=Common Agapanthus, Blue Lily, African Lily, or Lily of the Nile
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| color = IndianRed
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| classis = Liliopsida
|flowers=blue, purple
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| genus = Agapanthus
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'''''Agapanthus praecox''''' ('''Common Agapanthus'''<ref name=plantzafrica/>, '''Blue Lily'''<ref name=plantzafrica/>, '''African Lily'''<ref name=GRIN>{{cite web | url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?410534 | title= Taxon: ''Agapanthus praecox'' Willd.| accessdate=2008-07-20 | work=Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area}}</ref>,  or '''Lily of the Nile'''<ref name=weedsbluemountains/>) is a plant species in the family [[Alliaceae]] and a native of the [[Cape of Good Hope]] in [[South Africa]]. Local names for this species include ''agapant'', ''bloulelie'', ''isicakathi'' and ''ubani''.<ref name=plantzafrica>{{cite web|url=http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/agapanpraecox.htm''|title=Agapanthus praecox''  Willd.|work=PlantZAfrica.com|publisher=South African National Biodiversity Institute|accessdate=2008-07-20}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Most of the cultivated plants of the genus ''[[Agapanthus]]'' are hybrids or cultivars of this species.<ref name=plantzafrica/>
 


:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Agapanthus|genus page]].''
:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Agapanthus|genus page]].''


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==Varieties==
==Varieties==
''Agapanthus praecox'' is a variable species with open-faced flowers. It is divided into three subspecies: subsp.''praecox'', subsp. ''orientalis'' and subsp. ''minimus.''<ref name=plantzafrica/>
===subsp. ''praecox''===
This subspecies occurs in [[Eastern Cape]] province of [[South Africa]]. It usually grows to between 0.8 and 1 metre tall and has 10-11 leathery leaves. The blue flowers, appear from December to February.<ref name=plantzafrica/> These have [[perianth]] segments which are greater than 50 mm in length.<ref name=plantzafrica/>
===subsp. ''orientalis''===
[[File:AgapanthusPraecoxOrientalis.jpg|thumb|right|Closeup of the flowers from the subspecies Orientalis.]]This subspecies occurs in Eastern Cape and southern [[KwaZulu-Natal]]. Although it is  about the same height as subsp. ''praecox'', it has up to 20 poisonous, strap-like leaves per plant which are arching and are not leathery.<ref name=plantzafrica/> These range in length from 20 to 70 cm long and 3 to 5 cm wide.
<ref name=NSW>{{cite web |url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=in&name=Agapanthus~praecox |title=''Agapanthus praecox'' subsp. ''orientalis'' (F.M.Leight.) F.M.Leight.
|accessdate=2008-07-20 |author=|work= PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia}}</ref> Flower clolour ranges from blue to white.<ref name=plantzafrica/><ref name=weedsbluemountains>{{cite web|url=http://www.weedsbluemountains.org.au/agapanthus.asp| title=Agapanthus - Bush Invader|Weeds of Blue Mountains Bushland|accessdate=2008-07-20}}</ref> Shiny black seeds are produced in three-sided capsules.<ref name=weedsbluemountains/> These have [[perianth]] segments which are less than 50 mm in length.<ref name=plantzafrica/>
===subsp. ''minimus''===
Occurring in the southeastern [[Western Cape]] and Eastern Cape, this subspecies is the smallest, ranging in height from 300 to 600 mm. It has a longer flowering season, from November to March. Flower colour includes white and various shades of blue.<ref name=plantzafrica/>


==Gallery==
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Agapanthus praecox (Common Agapanthus[1], Blue Lily[1], African Lily[2], or Lily of the Nile[3]) is a plant species in the family Alliaceae and a native of the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Local names for this species include agapant, bloulelie, isicakathi and ubani.[1] Most of the cultivated plants of the genus Agapanthus are hybrids or cultivars of this species.[1]

More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

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Varieties

Agapanthus praecox is a variable species with open-faced flowers. It is divided into three subspecies: subsp.praecox, subsp. orientalis and subsp. minimus.[1]

subsp. praecox

This subspecies occurs in Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It usually grows to between 0.8 and 1 metre tall and has 10-11 leathery leaves. The blue flowers, appear from December to February.[1] These have perianth segments which are greater than 50 mm in length.[1]

subsp. orientalis

Closeup of the flowers from the subspecies Orientalis.

This subspecies occurs in Eastern Cape and southern KwaZulu-Natal. Although it is about the same height as subsp. praecox, it has up to 20 poisonous, strap-like leaves per plant which are arching and are not leathery.[1] These range in length from 20 to 70 cm long and 3 to 5 cm wide.

[4] Flower clolour ranges from blue to white.[1][3] Shiny black seeds are produced in three-sided capsules.[3] These have perianth segments which are less than 50 mm in length.[1]

subsp. minimus

Occurring in the southeastern Western Cape and Eastern Cape, this subspecies is the smallest, ranging in height from 300 to 600 mm. It has a longer flowering season, from November to March. Flower colour includes white and various shades of blue.[1]

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  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 " Agapanthus praecox Willd.". PlantZAfrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved on 2008-07-20. Template:Dead link
  2. ↑ "Taxon: Agapanthus praecox Willd.". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved on 2008-07-20.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Agapanthus - Bush Invader". Retrieved on 2008-07-20.
  4. ↑ "Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis (F.M.Leight.) F.M.Leight.". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved on 2008-07-20.
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